Author: Nikki Lovegrove

I'm mum to Ayla, Hannah and Lexi. Keepsake jewellery teacher and YouTuber. Blogger, jeweller/metalsmith/artist and mentor. I love making trinkets and I spend any spare time I have drawing pencil sketches, sewing and restoring furniture. I run the Facebook group for Breastmilk and Memorial Jewellers and also sell supplies for permanent jewellery. I dream of building my own house and doing more charity work in Tanzania.
high functioning depression - how I cope as a successful entrepreneur and charity trustee when my core beliefs have to be continually challenged

How I Cope With High Functioning Depression

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High functioning depression is also known as Dysthymia. It can be very hard to spot because someone living with depression may appear, to people on the outside, as someone who is bubbly, entrepreneurial, happy and together, someone who gets things...Read More
finding an au pair in the UK. Advice on tips on finding the right person and their role in your family

Finding an Au Pair in the UK

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Finding an au pair in the UK isn't always easy. As a work at home parent with a full time employed husband means that we've always struggled with childcare. It's difficult to balance the cost of nursery and the logistics...Read More

Memorial Quotes

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When your loved one passes away, you might choose one of these memorial quotes for engraving. They are inspiration for engraving on a piece of memorial jewellery (click here), on an urn, in a frame, a bench or for any...Read More
How I manage childcare as a work at home parent blog by Nikki Kamminga on Tree of Opals

How I Manage Childcare As A Work at Home Parent

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People often ask me how I manage childcare as a work at home parent and there's no simple answer. Things change often and I try to be flexible and manage my expectations. I'm a parent first and a WAHM (work...Read More
Memorial Gift Ideas Tree of Opals blog by Nikki Kamminga

15 Memorial Gift Ideas

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When someone close to you loses a loved one it can be a struggle to find the right memorial gift ideas for them. Nothing can replace someone who has passed away but the right keepsake can bring a bit of...Read More
microplastics in resin jewellery blog

Microplastics in Jewellery

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Microplastics in Jewellery: Reducing Glitter Waste Plastic has been worrying me for years now. As a child of the 80's I grew up with lots of fruit and veg, supermarket produce and virtually every other thing we bought being packaged...Read More